Jesus "Chuy" Garcia

Fueled by competitive contests for president and down-the-ballot races, more than 3.3 million ballots were cast in the Illinois primary, eclipsing the recent high-water mark of more than 2.9 million in 2008, unofficial vote totals showed Wednesday.

On Tuesday, voters cast more than 1.97 million ballots for president on the Democratic side and more than 1.37 million on the Republican side.

With 99 percent of the precincts counted in Illinois' Democratic primary, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had 50.4 percent of the vote to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' 48.7 percent, a difference of 34,290 ballots.

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